King's Highway 88, commonly referred to as Highway 88, was a provincially-maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in what is now the town of Bradford West Gwillimbury, that connected former Highway 27, in the village of Bond Head, with former Highway 11 in the town of Bradford. The short route was established in 1938, though the road it followed had existed for over a century at that time. A toll road was created between Bond Head and Holland Landing in 1836, known as the West Gwillimbury Road. Through the 1850s it was planked, and served as a major route for wheat and other agricultural goods headed for Toronto markets. The upkeep undid the profits, and the planks were removed by the end of the decade, reverting the road to dirt. Nonetheless, it was the first road in Simcoe County with a "paved" surface. As a provincial highway it remained generally unchanged except for the construction of Highway 400 that resulted in the construction of an interchange with the route in the early 1950s, and the paving of the gravel highway in 1956. The route was decommissioned in 1998 and transferred to Simcoe County. Since then it has been known as Simcoe County Road 88. Route description Highway88 began at an intersection with what was then Highway27, but is now known as Simcoe County Road27, in the community of Bond Head. It proceeded eastward into farmland, where it intersected 5thSideroad just prior to encountering an interchange with Highway400 at Exit64. At the northwest corner of the interchange was Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park and Camp Resort. East of Highway400, the highway continued through farmland, intersecting 10th Sideroad; the ghost community of Middleton (sometimes spelt Middletown) formerly existed at this crossroad. It entered the urban area of Bradford at what is now Professor Day Drive, before ending at an intersection with former Highway11. The roadway continued through this intersection as Highway11 (Holland Street East), turning southeast towards Newmarket and Toronto; Highway11 continued northwards to Barrie along Barrie Street. History The road that would become Highway88 was originally built after an act to build and maintain the 7th concession of West Gwillimbury as a toll road was passed on April20, 1836. The toll road connected Bond Head with Holland Landing and featured two toll booths: one at Middleton and the second on the south side of the Holland River. In the